por |
1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) | |
La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. | |
2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) | |
Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. | |
3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) | |
La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window. | |
Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her. | |
4. prep. across (indicating movement) | |
El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street. | |
5. prep. about | |
6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive) | |
Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that. | |
Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws. | |
7. prep. (used with directions) over | |
por allí - over there | |
8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by | |
ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven | |
9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone) | |
Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine. | |
¡Bien por ti! - Good for you! | |
10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something) | |
Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email. | |
11. prep. for (indicating duration) | |
Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour. | |
12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit) | |
No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake. | |
Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow. | |
13. prep. per, for each | |
Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item. | |
14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed) | |
Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen. | |
La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed. | |
15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen) | |
Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now. | |
16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison) | |
extensión |
1. n-f. tract (an area) | |
2. n-f. extension | |
3. n-f. expanse (wide stretch of space) | |
4. n-f. (sports) extension cord (US), extension lead (UK), power extender, drop cord | |
5. n-f. (cosmetics) hair extension | |
función |
1. n-f. function | |
2. n-f. (theater) showing | |
3. n-f. (computing) a function; a subroutine, method, or procedure which returns an output value and may accept input values | |
que |
1. conj. that | |
Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad. | |
2. conj. than | |
Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you. | |
3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for | |
¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery! | |
4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive) | |
Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you. | |
Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me. | |
5. pron. who; that | |
la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie | |
6. pron. that; whom | |
la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke | |
7. pron. that; which | |
la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want | |
8. prep. than | |
9. prep. like, as | |
10. part. to | |
una |
1. n-f. feminine of uno | |
a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three | |
2. art. feminine singular of un | |
3. det. feminine singular of uno | |
4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females) | |
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir | |
unir |
1. v. to unite, join | |
¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!) | |
2. v. to merge, conflate | |
un |
1. art. a | |
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one | |
persona |
1. n-f. person (an individual; usually a human being) | |
O |
1. Letter. the 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet | |
2. n. abbreviation of oeste; west | |
3. conj. or | |
¿Quieres un café o algo más? - Do you want a coffee or something else? | |
4. conj. either … or | |
(ant-lite, ni, alt1=ni … ni) | |
cosa |
1. n-f. thing (object, concept) | |
2. n-f. (informal) thing (living being or creature) | |
cosas hermosas - pretty little things | |
3. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of coser | |
coser |
1. v. to sew | |
cumple |
1. n-m. (informal) clipping of cumpleaños, , birthday | |
Feliz cumple. - Happy birthday. | |
2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of cumplir | |
cumplir |
1. v. to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver (e.g., requirements, prerequisites, promise, vow) | |
No prometas lo que no puedas cumplir. - Do not promise what you cannot deliver. | |
2. v. to achieve, to accomplish, to carry out, to perform, to complete, to discharge, to fulfil(e.g., one's duties, responsibilities) | |
3. v. to turn a certain age (usually succeeded by los, although not necessary) | |
Cumplí los 18 años el mes pasado. - I turned 18 last month. | |
Ella vivió con sus padres hasta que cumplió 20 años. - She lived with her parents until she turned 20. | |
4. v. to serve (e.g., a prison sentence, an allotted time of punishment) | |
5. v. to comply | |
6. v. to comply with; to be fulfilled, met, honored, implemented, satisfied, performed, observed, respected, followed | |
7. v. to be served (e.g. a prison sentence or punishment) | |
8. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to come true, to be fulfilled | |
en |
1. prep. in, at, on | |
Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. | |
Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. | |
en esta página - on this page | |
en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table | |
2. prep. in (a time) | |
en la antigüedad - in antiquity | |
en 1999 - in 1999 | |
3. prep. in (a language) | |
No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French. | |
en todos los idiomas - in all languages | |
4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English | |
Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you. | |
5. prep. in (in various expressions) | |
en el sentido - in the sense | |
en nuestro afán - in our eagerness | |
algún |
1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of alguno; some, any | |
¿Haces algún deporte? - Do you do any sport? | |
alguno |
1. det. some, any | |
¿Quiere alguna cosa? - Do you want anything? | |
Algún día lo haré. - I will do it someday. | |
2. det. any (used for emphasis) | |
No tiene talento alguno. - He doesn't have any talent at all. | |
3. det. various | |
4. pron. someone | |
5. pron. some, some people | |
6. pron. one (thing); a few | |
respecto |
1. n-m. respect, regard, connection, relation, relationship | |
2. v. first-person singular present indicative of respectar | |
respectar |
1. v. to relate to; to be concerned or involved with | |
2. v. (dated) to respect (to have respect or consideration toward) | |